Thread: Gold Bolsters?

Originally Posted by gssixgun

Now I hate to say for sure on anything when it comes to vintage straights... but I do know that the name is "18k", just like SRD made the "Gold Bug" razor, they made the "18k", it is just a name... Now I doubt those are gold, but who the heck knows "for sure" maybe that one razor was a special one LOL

I agree with Glen, you never know for sure. I do know that I have a very old gold watch that has never been polished and it still shines. But then again, I am not the sharpest tool in the shed when it comes to old straights.

Originally Posted by smythe

True... you never know what's out there, but it's more likely that the inlay simply states 18K and I believe refers to the remnants of the gold wash on the tang. But the material for the bolsters and the inlay is brass (looks very much like gold when polished).

I completely agree with you.